Male names
Felix - "luck"
This word is the nominative singular form of the adjective felix, felicis. Remember the potion in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince called Felix Felicis? That literally means "lucky of the lucky." Basically, as lucky as you can possibly get.
Julius - an actual Roman name!
Julian - derived from Julius, an actual Roman name
Leo - "lion"
This name is the nominative singular form of the noun leo, leonis♂, meaning "lion."
Marcus - an actual Roman name!
This word is the nominative singular form of the adjective felix, felicis. Remember the potion in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince called Felix Felicis? That literally means "lucky of the lucky." Basically, as lucky as you can possibly get.
Julius - an actual Roman name!
Julian - derived from Julius, an actual Roman name
Leo - "lion"
This name is the nominative singular form of the noun leo, leonis♂, meaning "lion."
Marcus - an actual Roman name!
Female names
Amanda - "she who will be loved"
This is the feminine form of the future passive participle for the verb amo, amare, amavi, amatus - to love.
Barbara - "she who is foreign/uncivilized/savage"
This name comes from the same Latin word that the English word barbarian comes from. It is the feminine form of the adjective barbarus, -a,-um, which means foreign, uncivilized, or savage, and it is used as a substantive. Sorry if your name is Barbara - I'm sure you're not really uncivilized or savage :)
Bella - "pretty/charming/pleasant/polite girl" OR "wars"
While I'm certain this name is supposed to mean the first of the two, it can translate to both "pretty/charming/pleasant/polite girl" or "wars." It is the feminine form of the adjective bellus, -a, -um, which can mean "pretty," "charming," "pleasant," or "polite." Nevertheless, it is exactly the same as the neuter nominative and accusative form of bellum, belli, which means "war." Paired with the name Stella, it can translate to "star wars."
Clara - "famous girl" or "she who is famous"
This comes from the adjective clarus, -a, -um, meaning famous or clear. Clara is the feminine form, so it can mean "the famous girl" or "she who is famous." I guess it could also mean "clear girl" but that wouldn't make much sense, would it?
Claudia - female form of Claudius, a Roman name
Maria - "seas"
Maria is the nominative (or accusative) plural form of mare, maris, the word for sea.
Julia - female form of Julius, a Roman name
Regina - "queen"
Remember how Regina George was considered the queen bee in the movie Mean Girls? Well, this name actually does mean "queen." The Latin word for queen is regina, reginae.
Stella - star
One of the Latin words for star is stella, stellae. This is the nominative singular form. The name Stellaluna literally means "sun-moon" (luna, lunae means moon.) And Stellabella translates to "star wars" (crazy, right?)
This is the feminine form of the future passive participle for the verb amo, amare, amavi, amatus - to love.
Barbara - "she who is foreign/uncivilized/savage"
This name comes from the same Latin word that the English word barbarian comes from. It is the feminine form of the adjective barbarus, -a,-um, which means foreign, uncivilized, or savage, and it is used as a substantive. Sorry if your name is Barbara - I'm sure you're not really uncivilized or savage :)
Bella - "pretty/charming/pleasant/polite girl" OR "wars"
While I'm certain this name is supposed to mean the first of the two, it can translate to both "pretty/charming/pleasant/polite girl" or "wars." It is the feminine form of the adjective bellus, -a, -um, which can mean "pretty," "charming," "pleasant," or "polite." Nevertheless, it is exactly the same as the neuter nominative and accusative form of bellum, belli, which means "war." Paired with the name Stella, it can translate to "star wars."
Clara - "famous girl" or "she who is famous"
This comes from the adjective clarus, -a, -um, meaning famous or clear. Clara is the feminine form, so it can mean "the famous girl" or "she who is famous." I guess it could also mean "clear girl" but that wouldn't make much sense, would it?
Claudia - female form of Claudius, a Roman name
Maria - "seas"
Maria is the nominative (or accusative) plural form of mare, maris, the word for sea.
Julia - female form of Julius, a Roman name
Regina - "queen"
Remember how Regina George was considered the queen bee in the movie Mean Girls? Well, this name actually does mean "queen." The Latin word for queen is regina, reginae.
Stella - star
One of the Latin words for star is stella, stellae. This is the nominative singular form. The name Stellaluna literally means "sun-moon" (luna, lunae means moon.) And Stellabella translates to "star wars" (crazy, right?)